Pacific Yurts 20' Yurt, Setup Manual

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Set Up Manual for 20
′
, 24
′
, & 30
′
Yu rts 4
©2016 Pacific Yurts Inc.
Door Frame
1. Position the door frame at the opening, making sure the keyed side of the door faces outward. (See Diagram II)
Remove the door clamp fascia and “door stickers” and set them aside for later.
2. Remove the wing nuts and washers (but not the wooden door clamps) from the inside of the door frame. The ends
of the lattice wall have metal plates installed, which will attach to the bolts on the door frame.
3. Slip the end of the plate with the oval hole onto the clamp bolts then replace the washers and wing nuts and snug
them down (not too tightly at this point).
4. Notice that there is a notch in the door threshold directly behind the door frame upright. Position the door threshold
so that this notch is outside of the drip edge
(see Diagram II)
and then anchor the threshold to the platform using
the screws provided in hardware box. The notch allows the side cover to extend below the threshold.
Adjusting & Securing The Lattice Wall
The lattice wall height should be consistent all the way around the perimeter (within 1/2”).
1. Go around the perimeter and check the wall height with a tape measure every few feet. The finished height will vary
depending on the yurt size and number of doors, but it is important that the measurement be consistent. The height
of the lattice wall can be adjusted by expanding out the lattice wall where it needs to be shorter and contracting it
where it needs to be taller. Be sure to keep the lattice wall against the drip edge as you go.
Helpful Hint: Using a
stick with the average height marked on it is a quick and easy way of measuring the height of the lattice wall.
2. Remove the cap nuts, washers, and bolts, located approximately every sixth crotch along the bottom of the lattice
wall. Then bolt on the formed lattice wall anchoring straps (from your hardware box) and anchor them to the edge
of the platform with the screws provided. (See Diagram III) These brackets are designed so the screws will go
through the plywood drip edge and into the flooring material.
Tension Cable
1. Locate the steel cable (in your hardware box) labeled “tension cable”. Unroll the cable by starting with one end ‘off
center’ above the 6:00 door. This is important so that the cable hardware does not interfere with the rafters that will
be resting on top of the door frame.
2. Lay the cable in the crotches along the top of the lattice wall. Take the slack out as you go and be sure not to miss a
crotch. Hook the two ends together as you come around, meeting above the door where you began. If the two ends
do not meet there is excess slack in the cable. Simply pull out the slack a little at a time, working it towards the
cable ends. Before setting the rafters make sure to distribute any slack in the cable evenly around the perimeter.